Why isn't there an update to play Xbox Series X/S Games from External HDD's

ChaosDisharmony · Jan 18, 2023

I have two External HDD's that i have used for my Xbox ONE and they are now being used on my Xbox Series X, I'm wondering why there isn't an update to allow us to play games straight from External HDD's like we use to do with the Xbox ONE.

I know there is a card but even those two cards that you can buy to plug into the back of the both Xbox Series X/S consoles that is still not enough space for us to use or play games from, we are gamers that love different things from Action RPG's to MMOPRG's, and such, so why is it so hard to make an update that allows us to run games for the Xbox Series X/S from External HDD's, where is the update for that and when is it coming. I mean SONY allows their players to add a M.2 SSD upgrade for the drive along with external HDD use for their PS5 games, why can't Microsoft do the same thing with External HDD's. This feature is lacking from the Xbox Series X/S

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ROBIN H 25

You can still use external HDD for your Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One games but you can't play Series X/S games from them,

Series X/S games can only be played from the internal or external storage card,

with game file size's getting bigger, that 1Tb internal NVMe SSD is going fill up quick.

Jason of Oz

You may need to play Series S/X optimised games from internal storage, or official storage expansion cards, but there's nothing to stop you from storing them on standard external HDDs while they're not being used.

I've kept my Xbox One X's external HDD for older games that don't mind running from slower disk, but also as a kind of cool storage for Series S/X optimised games that I'm not actively playing at the moment. I kind of pick a few games at a time and stick with them so moving things back and forth isn't too onerous for me.

- Jason

Verified ✅9

series s and x games can only run from the internal storage or official (rip off) expansion card. only xbox one and 360 bc games can run off the external hdd.

So I cannot download GTA Xbox series s/x edition on my external hardware?

sonsam7

This method did not work for me, it still downloaded the series x/s version of the game to my external hdd and would not play it.

Tezzerrific

You can play xbox one and 360 games from the external drive, but they insist that the updated series s/x games run from internal or card as those drives read faster than any mechanical drive or standard ssd as they are optimised for this.

Why isn't there an update to play Xbox Series X/S Games from External HDD's